Soho Theatre Walthamstow, LondonThe performance artist’s first solo show in five years considers the plight of our planet, with a compelling mix of standup, songs and folk horrorIt may contain a brief moment of actual tree-hugging but this bracing solo…
Continue ReadingThe Irish standup on advice to her younger self, dodgy microphones and why success still makes her feel sickHow did you get into comedy?I was on maternity leave and, looking back, I may have been having a manic episode. I’d had a long string of admin j…
Continue ReadingAxis Ballymun, DublinMixing childhood memories, songs and Shakespeare, Michael Patrick delivers a one-man show about the reality of being given four years to liveMichael Patrick may not live long enough to play King Lear, so a rendition of Lear’s storm…
Continue ReadingMurder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punitive amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Carr. How have they responded?To paraph…
Continue ReadingThe beloved host and comedian on blubbering fans, scary kangaroos, her favourite Irish person and the strangest job she has ever hadGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailYour show is called Common Knowledge. What do you think should be common know…
Continue ReadingThe revered performance artist returns with three arresting projects for stage and screen, each cultivating hope for the condition of the planetPerformance artist Bryony Kimmings doesn’t hold back. If something is troubling her then it invariably finds…
Continue ReadingIn an age of self-deprecation, the former cabaret star is infuriating fellow standups by calling herself ‘Australia’s first attractive comedian’ – and flaunting her sex appeal on stageIs Elouise Eftos really Australia’s first attractive comedian? Her f…
Continue ReadingComedian admits to mixed feelings but says event is a ‘positive thing’ despite human rights abuses in Saudi ArabiaLouis CK has defended his decision to perform at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudi Arabia after fellow comedians criticised the big name…
Continue ReadingThe Irish actor returns to the stage in farmhouse drama The Brightening Air, stars of The Jewel in the Crown reunite for Creditors and choreographer Mark Bruce reanimates FrankensteinAlmost 30 years after The Weir made him the toast of Theatreland, Con…
Continue ReadingThe Young Ones and Blackadder creator is sharp on the workings of the comedy industry – and not shy about listing his celebrity admirersBen Elton admits he has a habit of rubbing people up the wrong way. In 1975, three weeks after his arrival at the St…
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